This pictograph is approximately 1.5 meters in height.  The meaning of the iconography varies from: an alien in a space suit to an Owl, or a "spirit being."  I have been told, by Native Americans that use the site, that the figure is very important to their culture.  It appears that the figure is holding a "talking  stick" and has been suggested that this figure represents a "messenger" that brought the cultural mores to this tribal group.  Chumash elders have shared that this is their symbol for the Bear Clan. Carrizo Plain National Monument, California

The Flute Player The Flute Player is the most recognized rock-art motif in the western United States.  It is represented in jewelry, paintings and other art work, and on T-shirts.  But what is the Flute Player motif and why is it found throughout North and Central America?  Many Native American cultures suggest that Flute Player is a "trader" or the logo for where the trader sets up business on his trade route.  You could compare the Flute Player to the European pied piper who is also a traveling salesman.  As is accepted in many cultures, it is the "traveling salesman" who has fathered many children, so it is with The Flute Player. To the Hopi People he is known as Ko'kopilau or more commonly today, Kokopelli.   North Carolina

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